| M3D Number: M3D0107 | | Origin Site: Takalik Abaj , Guatemala | | Artifact Identification: Stela 12 | | Artifact Type: Carved stela | | Artifact Medium: Volcanic stone: Andesite (PTNA) | | Location Information: Department of Retalhuleu, Takalik Abaj, Terrace 2, east side of Structure 11, in Central Group | | Country: Guatemala | | Chron Era: Late Preclassic (Orrego Corzo and Schieber de Lavarreda 2001 | | Inscription: Yes | | Notes: Broken into fragments, 2 remain. Lower portion depicts legs and feet of figure on panel divided into geometric sections; remains that appear to be a glyph and a number in the bar-and-dot format; located at the base of central eastern staircase of Structure 11,close to Altar 9 (PNTA) | | Acknowledgements: National Science Foundation Grant (BCS 0911078) | Credit: Copyright © 2012 Doering & Collins, Alliance for Integrated Spatial Technologies, University of South Florida.
Prepared for and in Cooperation with: Schieber de Lavarreda & Orrego, Proyecto Nacional Takalik Abaj, Ministerio de Cultura y Deportes, Direccion General del Patrimonio Cultural y Natural-IDAEH, Guatemala. For publication or other use of original drawings, photos, or scans permission must be requested in writing from the authors at AIST@usf.edu. | References & Background:
| Graham, J. A. and L. Benson 2005; Orrego Corzo, M. 1990; Orrego Corzo, M. and C. Schieber de Lavarreda 2001; Schieber de Lavarreda, C. and M. Orrego Corzo 2010; |
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